Everything Explained that is Explainable : On the Creation of the Encyclopædia Britannica's Celebrated Eleventh Edition, 1910-1911 / Denis Boyles.
By: Boyles, Denis [author.].
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TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016Edition: First edition.Description: xviii, 442 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9780307269171 (hardback); 9780307389787 (trade paperback).Subject(s): Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism | HISTORY / World | REFERENCE / Encyclopedias | HISTORY / Study & TeachingDDC classification: 031 BOY Summary: "The audacious, improbable tale of 20th century American hucksterism, outlandish daring, and vision that resurrected a dying Encyclopedia Britannica in collaboration with a floundering London Times, its astonishing success that changed publishing and that produced the Britannica's eleventh edition (published between 1910 and 1911), the most revered edition of English-language encyclopedias (all 44 million words), considered by many to be "the last great work of the age of reason" (Hans Koening, the New Yorker)"-- Provided by publisher.
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"The audacious, improbable tale of 20th century American hucksterism, outlandish daring, and vision that resurrected a dying Encyclopedia Britannica in collaboration with a floundering London Times, its astonishing success that changed publishing and that produced the Britannica's eleventh edition (published between 1910 and 1911), the most revered edition of English-language encyclopedias (all 44 million words), considered by many to be "the last great work of the age of reason" (Hans Koening, the New Yorker)"-- Provided by publisher.
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